Economy | ANALYSIS
Households to take hit from tax hike
by Tomoko Otake
The consumption tax increase will hit every household in Japan hard, with many people’s financial future hanging on whether their wages rise enough to offset the hike's impact.
Lifestyle | CHILD'S PLAY Apr 3, 2013
Belly-dancing, the perfect way to tone that post-baby body
by Danielle Demetriou
One is an activity that conjures up images of exotic beauties, swishing silks, aromatic teas and balmy starlit skies. The other involves nursery rhymes, nappy changes and nocturnal awakenings of the most unglamorous variety. “Belly-dancing” and “motherhood” might at first sight seem as suitable ...